Calm Harm 12+
Track & resist self-harm urges
Stem4
Designed for iPad
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- $2.99
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Description
The urge to self-harm is like a wave. It feels the most powerful when you start wanting to do it.
Join over 2 million users and learn to ride the wave with the free Calm Harm app by choosing activities from these categories: Comfort, Distract, Express Yourself, Release, and Random.
There is also a breathing technique to help be mindful and stay in the moment, regulate difficult emotions and reduce tension.
When you ride the wave, the urge to self-harm will fade.
Calm Harm is an award-winning app developed for teenage mental health charity stem4 by Clinical Psychologist Dr. Nihara Krause, in collaboration with young people, using principles from the evidence-based Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). It is built to NHS standards and approved by ORCHA.
Calm Harm provides some immediate techniques to help break the cycle of self-harm behaviours and explore underlying trigger factors; build a ‘safety net’ of helpful thoughts, behaviours and access to supportive people; and provides the opportunity to journal and self-reflect. It also provides signposts to help.
The Calm Harm app is private, anonymous and safe.
Reviews from Calm Harm app users:
• ‘This app helps me so much. I can't thank you enough for improving my life.’
• ‘I was told by my support worker to download this, best thing I ever did!! It’s helped me a lot through the tough times and I would definitely recommend this!!!’
• ‘This app saves lives. It is a beautiful, beautiful tool. Thank you endlessly.’
Awards for Calm Harm include:
• Health Tech Awards Winner ‘Best Healthcare App of the Year’ 2021
• Digital Leaders 100 Awards Winner ‘Tech for Good Initiative of the Year’ 2020 (for stem4’s app portfolio, including Calm Harm)
• Third Sector Awards Winner ‘Digital Innovation of the Year’ 2019
Please note that the Calm Harm app is not a substitute for the assessment and individualised treatment by a health/mental health professional.
Please also note that if you forget both your passcode and security answer, these cannot be reset as we do not create user accounts. You will need to reinstall the app, losing any previous data.
What’s New
Version 6.0.4
Bug fixes
Ratings and Reviews
Can't rate this app highly enough
This is the only app of its kind where I've genuinely felt a difference. So grateful that it's not filled with ads, in-app purchases and subscription fees like so many others; having said that I would happily pay a one off fee to support this app. It's really helpful to have grounding techniques written out in front of you as I struggle to remember any when I need them the most. Highly recommend this app to anyone dealing with impulsive thoughts or urges.
Awesome!! Also have a suggestion :)
I haven’t been using this app for not a long time and my therapist recommended it to me, but I absolutely love it already, all the activities and breathing exercises are lovely and its helped urges a lot !!
I do have a suggestion for a dark mode option, as there are themes but the screen is bright. I use it at night as well and its super harsh on my eyes haha! Of course you don’t have to add it, it would just be great. :)
Thanks!<3
Developer Response ,
Hi there, thank you for your lovely review! It's great to hear that you're finding the app useful. And thank you for your suggestion, I have logged this as a request for future review with our team. Wishing you all the best.
Suggestion…
My favourite app ever made so far, but I have a suggestion, my suggestion is that maybe every day you get a star sticker! And the star sticker come with a message like “Say ‘I am beautiful’ 10 times” or something, And when you stay on for a week long streak you get 3 star stickers! And maybe a dark mode is introduced? (Just suggestions, you don’t have to add them)
-Leif 🤍
P.S Love the app!!!!
Developer Response ,
Hi Leif, thank you for your lovely review! We're so glad to hear that you like the app, and we really appreciate your suggestions - I've logged them all for future review with our team. Have you found the Streak Awards section within My Streaks? This gives you awards for achieving various lengths of streaks, e.g. 3 days, 1 week, etc. which sounds similar to what you've suggested - although the accompanying messages that you've suggested sound great and I've logged those for review! Thanks again.
App Privacy
The developer, Stem4, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Stem4
- Size
- 40 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.4 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 13.4 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.4 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 12+ Infrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information
- Copyright
- © stem4
- Price
- $2.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.